South Western Railway: Rolling Stock
Commons · Question 55866 · Tabled 30 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department has imposed contractual penalties on South Western Railway in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains.
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 9 Jun 2025
My Department have not imposed contractual penalties on First MTR South Western Railway Trains Limited in relation to the time taken to deploy the Class 701 trains. I am extremely disappointed with how long the Class 701 introduction has taken and the Sec...